The outer glass sheet includes a first surface and a second surface on a vehicle inner side of the first surface. The inner glass sheet includes a third surface and a fourth surface on the vehicle inner side of the third surface. The interlayer film is disposed between the outer glass sheet and the inner glass sheet and joins together the second surface and the third surface. The electrical element and the power supply point are disposed on the second surface or inside the interlayer film at or near a peripheral edge portion of the second surface. The wiring is connected to the power supply point, is run out from the power supply point, is run out from the power supply point toward the third surface, and extends through the interlayer film.

Laminated glass-based articles are provided. The glass-based articles include at least a first glass-based layer, a second glass-based layer, and a polymer layer disposed between the first and second glass-based layers. At least one of the first and second glass-based layers has a thickness of less than or equal to 200 μm, and the polymer layer has a thickness of less than or equal to 100 μm. The polymer layer has an elastic modulus greater than or equal to 100 MPa at a strain rate of 1/s. Methods of producing the laminated glass-based articles are also provided.

A glass structure includes a light shielding treatment glass plate including an optical device mounting region, a light transmitting portion, and a light shielding treatment portion; a light transmissive plate-like member that is thinner than the light shielding treatment glass plate and is mounted on a surface of the light shielding treatment glass plate so as to cover the light transmitting portion and a portion of the light shielding treatment portion; and a conductive pattern film that includes one or more electric heating wires and is formed between the light shielding treatment glass plate and the light transmissive plate-like member. The light transmissive plate-like member is bonded to the light shielding treatment glass plate with a bonding film interposed therebetween, the electric heating wires are formed in the bonding film, and a pair of busbars are formed on a surface of the light shielding treatment glass plate.

A laminated pane includes first and second panes, a layer stack arranged therebetween including a first thermoplastic intermediate layer, a separating layer, a photopolymer layer with at least one holographic element, a carrier layer, and a second thermoplastic intermediate layer, wherein the photopolymer layer has a thickness of 5 μm to 50 μm, the carrier layer contains polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene (PE), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyamide (PA), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and/or cellulose triacetate (TAC) and has a thickness of 20 μm to 100 μm, wherein the carrier layer is arranged directly adjacent the photopolymer layer, and the separating layer contains polyethylene (PE), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and/or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and has a thickness of 10 μm to 300 μm.

Methods are provided for fabricating electrochromic devices that mitigate formation of short circuits under a top bus bar without predetermining where top bus bars will be applied on the device. Devices fabricated using such methods may be deactivated under the top bus bar, or may include active material under the top bus bar. Methods of fabricating devices with active material under a top bus bar include depositing a modified top bus bar, fabricating self-healing layers in the electrochromic device, and modifying a top transparent conductive layer of the device prior to applying bus bars.

A pre-laminated opacifying assembly configured to cooperate with at least one transparent protection element, the pre-laminated opacifying assembly including a functional layer having a degree of opacity adapted to be modified, a bonding material attached on at least one face of the functional layer, the bonding material being configured to cooperate with the at least one transparent protection element so as to secure the at least one transparent protection element to the functional layer, the bonding material being configured to maintain adhesive properties for at least two firings such that a first firing secures the bonding material and the functional layer and a second firing secures the bonding material and the at least one transparent protection element.

A laminated glazing includes first and second sheets of glazing material joined by an interlayer structure including a first sheet of adhesive interlayer material having a first (window) region for positioning a (LIDAR) sensor thereon and a second region that is a through-vision region. The first region comprises a first portion and the second region comprises a second portion of a major surface of the first sheet of glazing material. The laminated glazing has a first transmittance of electromagnetic radiation transmitted by the sensor at the first portion that is higher than a second transmittance at the second portion. It also has a visible light transmission greater than 70% at the second portion. The separation of the first and second glazing material sheets varies in at least one direction and/or the first sheet of adhesive comprises heat absorbing particles such as lanthanum hexaboride particles or certain metal-doped metal oxide particles.

A laminated pane with an electrically controllable functional element switchable in segments, includes first and second panes joined to one another via an intermediate layer, and a functional element embedded in the intermediate layer. The functional element includes, flat atop one another in this order, a first carrier film, a first flat electrode, an active layer, a second flat electrode, and a second carrier film, the first flat electrode is divided into segments by at least one separating line, a group of first bus bars electrically conductively contacts the first flat electrode, at least one second bus bar electrically conductively contacts the second flat electrode. In the region of a separating line a recess is introduced in the first electrode, which recess surrounds a portion of the first electrode and electrically insulates the portion situated within the recess from the surface region of the first electrode situated outside the recess.

A laminated glazing for a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, includes an exterior glass sheet adhesively bonded to an interior glass sheet by a lamination interlayer, wherein the exterior glass sheet carries a layer of a first enamel, of black color, on the periphery of its face in contact with the lamination interlayer, known as face 2, and the interior glass sheet carries on its face in contact with the lamination interlayer, known as face 3, a layer of a second enamel forming a marking and having a color other than black, located opposite the layer of the first enamel, the laminated glazing further including a polymeric seal on the face of the interior glass sheet, called face 4, opposite face 3, the seal concealing the marking.

A laminated glazing and a method for its production is disclosed. One or more coatings and layers are applied onto or disposed between a pair of sheets to produce such laminated glazing that enhances an accuracy and reliability of an optical sensor coupled thereto. More particularly, the laminated glazing includes an antireflective layer to facilitate a light transmission of at least 80% for a plurality of wavelengths through the laminated glazing.